Coursework

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Course Name	Content
Photonic Integrated Technologies	Intro to cleanrooms, Diffusion, Ion Implantation, Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Physical Vapor Deposition - Evaporation , Sputtering, Optical Lithography, e-beam lithography, wet etching, dry etching, CMOS integration & CMOS process for photonics applications.
Photonic Integration for Sensing	Nanophotonics, Metamaterial, Biophotonics, Optical Fibre Sensors, Photonics Sensors, Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors, Optical Time Domain Reflecterometry,Optical Filter, Multiplexed & Distributed Sensors, FBG, Interrogation Setup.
Modelling and Characterization of Fibre Photonic Devices	Light propagation in waveguides and optical fibres Nonlinear phenomena in fibre optics Passive fibre optic components Optical measurement techniques Optical amplifiers and lasers Application of fibre components in optical communication sensing, spectroscopy and metrology Fibre optic amplifiers (EDFA, Raman, parametric) Polarisation phenomena (PMD, polarisation attraction) in fibre optics Mode-locked and Q-switched fibre lasers Random fibre lasers Application of fibre lasers and amplifiers in optical communication Application of fibre lasers and amplifiers in optical sensing, spectroscopy and metrology Dispersive and anamorphic stretched transform: application for optical communications, sensing and data compression
Photonic Integrated Circuits	Modelling and design approaches (Optical waveguide mode solver, Wave propagation, 3D FDTD, FDTD modelling procedure, Additional propagation methods, 2D FDTD with Effective Index Method, Beam Propagation Method (BPM), Eigenmode Expansion Method (EME), Passive optical components, Components for system design , Compact models ,Optoelectronic models, Microwave modelling, Photonic circuit modelling , Physical layout, Software tools integration, Photonic circuit modelling (FDTD simulations, FDTD S-parameters, Directional coupler S-parameters , Grating coupler – S-parameters, Grating coupler circuits . Tools and techniques, Process design kit (PDK), GDS layer map , Design rules, Library, Schematic capture, Circuit export, Schematic-driven layout, Design rule checking, Layout versus schematic , Mask layout, Components, Layout for electrical and optical testing
Microwave Photonics	RADAR system design & architecture, microwave photonics solutions for future RADARs & EW systems, Photonics based RF generation & up/down conversion, Photonics based RF detection, Photonics RF Signal transport & distribution, Optical Filtering & Beamforming of RF Signals, RADAR networks & photonics in RADAR network, On chip implementation of Photonics based RF transceivers for Software Defined RADARs.
Photonic Technologies	Optoelectronics devices for optical communications systems, Semiconductor light sources (light emitting diodes and lasers), Light detectors: photodiodes and photoreceivers & Electro-optic modulators
Electromagnetic Fields and Propagation	Basic electromagnetic theory, Maxwell’s Equations , Transmission lines & waveguides, General solutions for TEM, TE and TM wave, Optical waveguides, Propagation and guided modes in optical fibers, Ray analysis of the slab waveguide, Field analysis of the slab waveguide, Solution of the eigenvalue equations, Power transmission and confinement.
Photonic Integrated Circuits Laboratory	Fabless silicon photonics, Passive components (optical materials & waveguide), fundamental building block (direction coupler, Y branch, MZI, Ring resonator, waveguide bragg filter, AWG. Optical I/O (Grating Coupler, Edge Coupler), Active components (Modulators, Detectors & Lasers), System Design, Photonic Circuit Modelling, Tools & Techniques, Fabrication Technologies, Testing & Packaging, Silicon Photonics Systems,& Tranceivers.
Optoelectronic Devices for Metrology	Geometrical & Gaussian Optics,Optical Systems, Interference ( Spatial & Temporal Coherence),OCT, Diffraction (Diffractive Grating), Fourier Optics, Optical Filtering, Light Source & Detector (Incoherent, Coherent, Detectors & CCD), Speckle technique (Interferometry), Moire’s Technique, Vibrometer, LIDAR, Angle Measurement (Optical goniometers, gyroscope), Thickness measurement ( Ellipsometry, Low Coherence Interferometry), Doppler Shift Velocimetry, Optical Comb ( Applications to quantum clocks & spectroscopy)
Fundamentals of Applied Optics	Ray Optics, Wave Optics, Polarization, Interference , Diffraction & Quantum Optics
Design of Access, Metro and Core Networks	Telecommunication Network Scenarios & Services, Access Networks ( POTS, ISDN, xDSL, HFC, PLC, Wireline Access), Active Optical Access Network, Passive Optical Access Networks, Metro Networks - SONET/SDN, Packet over SONET, Metro Ethernet, SDN, OpenFlow, WDM Ring Networks. Core Networks - WSON (Wavelength Switch Optical Networks), OTN (Optical Transport Networks), Optical Layer Resilience, Optical Network Design, Lightpath Topology Design, Routing & Wavelength Design,Dynamic Optical Network Architecture, Optical Packet Switching.
Fundamentals of Optical Communications	Bandpass signal & systems, Coherent Detection, Differential Detection, Fiber attenuation & amplification, Optical Amplifiers, Direct Detection Receivers.
Communication Networks and Network Security	Introduction to TLC services & networks, Protocols and layering for packet switching, physical layer Layer 2 & multiple access communication Contention-free protocol, Contention-based protocols,IP Subnetting,IP Routing, Routing Information Protocol (RIP), OSPF, Multi domain Routing (BGP), MPLS, Resilience & Restoration in Computer Networks, Transport Layer Protocols & functionalities, NAT techniques. Security concepts and threats ,Implementing Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) , VPN technology and cryptography , IP security , Implementing IPsec site-to-site VPNs , Implementing SSL remote-access VPNs using Cisco ASA , Securing Layer 2 technologies, Quantum cryptography (quantum key distribution)
Broadband Wireless Networks	Enabling technologies for broadband wireless networks: - OFDMA, MIMO, Ultra wideband, medium access control, radio resource management (scheduling and admission control), interference and mobility management, quality of services provisioning. Systems for broadband wireless networks: - Long-term evolution cellular networks: standard, architecture, medium access control, radio resource management, QoS, performance evaluation. - WiMAX: overview, physical layer and MAC layer, QoS. - Wireless LAN: network architectures, physical layer and MAC layer, 802.11n and 802.11vht. - Cognitive radio networks: IEEE 802.22 system and architectures. - Interworking of broadband wireless networks.
Lab of Network Software	Intro to SDN (Software Defined Networking), OpenFlow protocol, Mininet, ONOS, SDN network initialisation & topology discovery, reactive & proactive flow rules, SDN Apps (Reactive Forward App & Hybrid Reactive/Proactive App), Creation & development of ONOS application, GMPLS, ONOS for optical Network, Optical Transport & Data Plane (Wavelength Switch Optical Networks (WSON) & Elastic Optical Networks (EON))
Lab of Traffic Engineering	Testbed Setup, JUNOS ( Accessing & Controlling the Software, Router Interface, Routing Policy & Firewall filters, Router Security & Access Control, Protocol Configuration ( RIP, IS-IS, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VPN)
Introduction to Programming Tools	Introduction to networking and Internet protocols via programming and hands-on labs. TCP/IP protocol architecture; user datagram protocol (UDP); multicasting; transmission control protocol (TCP); standard Internet services, and protocol usage by common Internet applications. Sockets programming; client/server; peer-to-peer; Internet addressing; TCP sockets; UDP sockets; raw sockets. Multithreading and exception handling, DNS, HTTP, and ping clients and servers
5G Signal Processing	Modulation coding and waveform for 5G (including new formats FBMC, GFDM, BFDM, UFMC and TFP 7) Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling for 5G Communication Energy-efficient Resource Allocation in 5G Ultra Dense Networks for 5G Radio-resource Management and Optimization in 5G Networks
Network Simulation	Queueing Theory Basics, Communication Delays, Queueing System Classification, M/M/1 Queueing System for data packets
Simulation Techniques for Digital Communication Systems	Discrete-Time Signals and Systems , Frequency domain representation , Continuous to discrete and discrete to continouos transformations – Difference equations, The z-Transform – Theorems and properties – Relation with the Laplace transform, The Discrete Fourier Transform – Theorems and properties – Linear and circular convolution, The Fast Fourier Transform – Algorithms – Practical consideration, Digital Processing of Analog Signals – Simulation of analog systems – Approximation of analog systems
Communication Theory and Digital Transmission	Introduction to communication systems – Modulation, distortion, interference, and noise – Classification of communication systems – Communication networks, Optimum receiver for stochastic signal, Transmission over dispersive channels
Stochastic Processes	Introduction to probability,Conditional probability, Events properties, Random Variables (r.v.) and relevant examples. Distribution function and probability density function. Repeated trials. Random points in time, Conditional distribution/density function. Function of a random variable , Distribution/density of a function of a r.v., Tchebichev inequality, Two random variables, Joint PDF and pdf, marginal PDF and pdf ,Total probability and 3° Bayes formula, Independence of r.v. .Correlation concepts , Two random variables functions of two random variables ,Direct method and fundamental theorem, Generalization to n random variables

 

You can verify the course modules of my current academic degree right here. FYI, the consortium (Admission Committee) assigned me Academic Path No. 6 SSSA (1st and 2nd semester), ASTON (3rd semester), OSAKA (4th semester) defines the “Theory and Techniques for Photonic Integrated Devices” curriculum. Details can be check right here.